Sakaja said the expansion of residential settlements around Moi Airbase had changed the security and land-use considerations that informed its establishment.

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has called for the relocation of Moi Airbase in Eastleigh, citing security concerns arising from the growing population around the military installation and the need to reassess land use in the capital.

Appearing before the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, chaired by Senator Hamida Kibwana, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Sakaja said the expansion of residential settlements around Moi Airbase had changed the security and land-use considerations that informed its establishment.

The governor argued that the military facility was built when the surrounding area was far less populated, but the expansion of Nairobi has brought millions of people closer to the installation, raising questions about its suitability within a densely settled urban environment.